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YAO to LFW: distance & flight time
Yaounde (Yaoundé Airport) → Lome (Lomé-Tokoin Airport)
725 mi
1,167 km · 630 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
725 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAO — Yaoundé Airport · Yaounde, Cameroon
- LFW — Lomé-Tokoin Airport · Lome, Togo
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YAO
- NSI · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport8 mi away
- BMM · Bitam Airport122 mi away
- DLA · Douala International Airport125 mi away
- FOM · Foumban Nkounja Airport135 mi away
Near LFW
- COO · Cadjehoun Airport79 mi away
- ACC · Kotoka International Airport105 mi away
- LOS · Murtala Muhammed International Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAO from LFW?
The flight distance from Yaounde (YAO) to Lome (LFW) is 725 miles (1,167 km, 630 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAO to LFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YAO to LFW?
Nonstop service on YAO–LFW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yaounde and Lome?
Lome is 1 hour behind Yaounde.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAO to LFW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAO–LFW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAO to LFW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAO–LFW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.